{
  "id": 1994553,
  "title": "Russian vaccine maker expands dog vaccine recall to four batches, claiming possible sabotage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/russian-vaccine-maker-expands-dog-vaccine-recall-to-four-batches",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:22:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/19/russian-vaccine-maker-expands-dog-vaccine-recall-to-four-batches-claiming-possible-sabotage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia's Vetbiokhim, a vaccine manufacturer, has expanded its recall of dog vaccines to include four batches, alleging possible sabotage. The affected vaccines are two batches of Multikan-8 (numbers 20 and 21) and two batches of Multikan-6 (numbers 11 and 12), all expiring in January and February 2028. The company warned dog owners and veterinarians to avoid using these vaccines due to \"suspicion of possible organized destructive interference by hostile third parties.\" This recall follows a previous one, which only involved batch No. 20 of Multikan-8, prompted by reports of numerous dogs succumbing to vaccination. Most of these reports originated from the Yaroslavl region. Both the regional prosecutor’s office and the local Rosselkhoznadzor branch have initiated an inspection of the factory. At Meduza, our journalists adhere to transparent practices, with this report authored by one of our human correspondents and translated from Russian into English using an AI model that complies with our rigorous editorial standards. Every draft undergoes a review by a Meduza editor before publication. Should you identify any inaccuracies in this translation, please reach out to us at reports@meduza.io. To access Meduza's exclusive English-language content, consider subscribing to our newsletter.",
  "summary": "The Moscow-based company Vetbiokhim has urged dog owners and veterinarians not to use four batches of its Multikan vaccines.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}